BOARD OF
SKAMANIA COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Meeting
for Week of April 17, 2007
The Board met in executive session regarding personnel from
9:00 a.m. until 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, April 17, 2007 with Commissioners
The Board participated in a staff workshop to discuss claim
for expense vouchers, storage of Civil Service files, and an upcoming workshop
with Public Works from 9:30 a.m. until 10:00 a.m., with no action taken.
The meeting was called to order at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday,
April 17, 2007 at the Commissioner’s Meeting Room, 240 NW Vancouver Avenue in
Stevenson, with Commissioners
John Rose of Olympic Property Group, a parent company of
Pope Resources, advised that his company was interested in interacting in the
Swift Area Plan.
Commissioner
Tolfree moved, seconded by Commissioner Richardson and motion carried
unanimously to approve the Consent Agenda as follows:
1. Minutes for week of April
10, 2007.
2. Liquor license renewal for
Stabler Country Store.
3. Request for Proposals for
Agency Representation for Group Health Insurance and Related Benefits, set
deadline to receive proposals for 4:30 PM Monday, May 21, 2007 and set date to
open proposals for 10:10 AM Tuesday, May 22, 2007.
4. Set public hearing for 1:30
PM Tuesday, May 15, 2007 to consider three applications from Todd and Virginia
Perman for a change of classification or use to transfer portions of tax parcel
02-05-35-0-0-0400-00 from Designated Forest Land to Current Use Timber Land.
5. Reallocation of Sheriff’s
Office vehicle #709, 2000 Jeep Cherokee, to Dept of Emergency Management to be
operated with actual operating costs (AOC) with monies within DEM travel budget
reallocated to cover AOC costs; and surplus 1984 and 1985 Chevrolet Diesel
Blazers and 1985 Chevrolet S-10 DARE truck from Sheriff’s Office fleet.
6. Contract with Toweill Rice
Taylor, LLC to conduct land use Hearing Examiner Services in unincorporated
Skamania County.
Commissioner
Tolfree moved, seconded by Commissioner Richardson and motion carried
unanimously to amend Resolution 2006-50, paragraph #2, approved on November 21,
2006, correcting the additional monthly amount added to the 2006 salary of the
Prosecuting Attorney and correcting the 2007 monthly salary of the Prosecuting
Attorney.
Commissioner
Richardson moved, seconded by Commissioner Tolfree and motion carried
unanimously to rescind a portion of Resolution 2000-19 referencing language
regarding the Prosecuting Attorney’s agreement with the Board of Commissioner
to refrain from the practice of law.
Request
for proposals for Milfoil Applicator were opened. Commissioner Richardson moved, seconded by Commissioner
Tolfree and motion carried unanimously to forward the following proposals to
Planning and Community Development for review and recommendation.
1.
Dave’s Weed & Pest Control, Priest River, ID
2.
AquaTechnex, Centralia, WA
Commissioner
Tolfree moved, seconded by Commissioner Richardson and motion failed to table
an exclusive services agreement with the Prosecutor until the status of
reauthorization of the federal forest funds is known but no later than June 1,
2007, with Commissioner Tolfree voting aye, and Commissioners Pearce and
Richardson voting nay.
Commissioner
Richardson moved, seconded by Commissioner Tolfree and motion carried
unanimously to return the Prosecutor’s exclusive services agreement to the
Prosecutor for revisions to include a termination clause, an annual review, and
an effective date of January 1, 2007.
Larry Douglass, Interim Public Works Director reported on the Rock
Creek slide, engineering projects, bridges, County Road, ER&R, Solid Waste,
Building Department, and personnel.
Karen
Witherspoon, Planning and Community Development Director reported on the
pending application list, upcoming joint Planning Commission/Board of
Commissioner workshop for the Comprehensive Plan and Swift Subarea Plan,
Milfoil Applicator request for proposals, upcoming Terrestrial Coordination
Committee meeting, and upcoming City of Stevenson Stakeholder’s Technical
Workshop for Critical Areas.
The
meeting recessed at 11:50 a.m. Tuesday, April 17, 2007 and reconvened at 1:35 p.m. the same date, with Commissioners
Pearce, Richardson and Tolfree present.
A
public hearing was held to consider a request from
Commissioner
Richardson moved, seconded by Commissioner Tolfree and motion carried
unanimously to approve an exclusive services contract with
The
Board participated in a workshop with the Counseling Center to discuss
Crossroads vs. Counseling Center issues, mental health, chemical dependency,
and developmental disabilities, with no action taken.
The
Board advised they would be participating in a joint workshop with the Planning Commission at 7:00 p.m. this evening at
the Courthouse Annex to review and discuss the 2007 Comprehensive Plan and
Swift Subarea Plan.
The
meeting recessed at 3:25 p.m. Tuesday, April 17, 2007 and reconvened at 9:20 a.m. Wednesday, April 18, 2007, with
Commissioners Pearce, Richardson and Tolfree present.
The
Board participated in a workshop with Public Works to review engineering
projects and discuss Engineering and Road Division staffing, with no action
taken. The Board directed the Interim
Public Works Director to advertise for the County Surveyor position and to move
forward with contracting with Andy Janskey for Interim County Engineer
services.
The Board met in executive session regarding
potential litigation from 10:10 a.m. until 10:30 a.m., with no action taken.
The Board participated in a workshop with Planning
and Community Development to discuss volcanic hazard reports, Comprehensive
Plan and Swift Subarea Plan, and Underwood Community Council, with no action
taken.
The Board participated in a workshop with the
Recreation and Facilities Director to discuss Rock Creek Center, Fairgrounds
issues, and electronic fire suppression, with no action taken.
Commissioner Tolfree moved, seconded by Commissioner
Richardson and motion carried unanimously to award the proposal for Rock Creek
Services Center project and the Courthouse project to Wilson Associates, AIA of
Vancouver, WA.
Commissioner Richardson moved, seconded by
Commissioner Tolfree and motion carried unanimously to authorize the Recreation
and Facilities Director to spend up to $10,000 more on the Fairgrounds Pavilion
than currently budgeted for this project, so long as the total capital
improvement project budget is not exceeded unless a supplemental budget is
approved.
The
meeting recessed at 12:50 p.m. Wednesday, April 18, 2007 and reconvened at 1:23
p.m. the same date, with Commissioners Pearce, Richardson and Tolfree present.
The Board met in executive session regarding
potential litigation from 1:23 p.m. until 1:44 p.m., with no action taken.
The Board participated in a workshop with the
Assessor to discuss department reorganization, with no action taken.
The
meeting recessed at 2:10 p.m. Wednesday, April 18, 2007 and reconvened at 10:30
a.m. Thursday, April 19, 2007, with Commissioners Richardson and Tolfree
present.
Jim
Shank, from the Department of Natural Resources presented a report on the
projection of income from state forest board lands in Skamania County and gave
updates on future sales activities in Skamania County.
The Prosecutor gave an update on a boundary line adjustment to correct
a survey discrepancy for property located on Delina Lane and advised of legal
concerns with the transfer of property by a successor of the owner who may or
may not be competent.
Commissioner Tolfree moved, seconded by Commissioner Richardson and
motion carried to approve vouchers for the period ending April 19, 2007 in the
total amount of $140,553.
Commissioner Tolfree moved, seconded by Commissioner Richardson and
motion carried to approve Resolution 2007-17 amending portions of Resolution
2006-50 and 2000-19 affecting the annual salary increase for the Prosecuting
Attorney.
The
meeting adjourned at 11:10 a.m. Thursday, April 19, 2007.
BOARD OF
COMMISSIONERS
SKAMANIA
COUNTY, WASHINGTON